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January 19, 2009
Middle Earth's Civil Rights Movement
When the Easterlings come for this woman's head and her daughter's hand in "marriage" she will no doubt be reminded of Tolkien's racism and how - but for our culture's prejudice - when might all have got along.
The left: Quibbling while Rome burns.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 19, 2009 06:54 AM
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That is the stupidest thing I've read this month; and I've been reading US income taxes for three weeks.
I'd like to live to see Barzun's next book: "From Dawn to Decadence to Totally Fucking Stoopid" -- in Arabic, of course.
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at January 19, 2009 08:51 PM
If I remember correctly, weren't the Pukel men of Ghan-buri-Ghan dark skinned? Peter Jackson didn't show them in the movie though.
If this woman wants to complain about the Peter Jackson movies she should complain about Jackson cutting the most important moral lesson and the ultimate message of the movie, the Scouring of the Shire.
Posted by: dpatten at January 20, 2009 08:21 AM